Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO

Patrick Reijnen, < antispam.hardware_howto@antispam.reijnen.nl.com (remove both "antispam.")>

1. Introduction

• 1.1 Welcome
• 1.2 Copyright
• 1.3 System architectures

2. Computers/Motherboards/BIOS

• 2.1 Specific system/motherboard/BIOS
• 2.2 Unsupported

3. Laptops

• 3.1 Specific laptops
• 3.2 PCMCIA

4. CPU/FPU

5. Memory

6. Video cards

• 6.1 Diamond video cards
• 6.2 SVGALIB (graphics for console)
• 6.3 XFree86 3.3.2
• 6.4 S.u.S.E. X-Server
• 6.5 Commercial X servers

7. Controllers (hard drive)

• 7.1 Alpha, Beta drivers

8. Controllers (hard drive RAID)

9. Controllers (SCSI)

• 9.1 Supported
• 9.2 Alpha, Beta drivers
• 9.3 Unsupported

10. Controllers (I/O)

11. Controllers (multiport)

• 11.1 Non-intelligent cards
• 11.2 Intelligent cards

12. Network adapters

• 12.1 Supported
• 12.2 Alpha, Beta drivers
• 12.3 Unsupported

13. Sound cards

• 13.1 Supported
• 13.2 Alpha, Beta drivers
• 13.3 Unsupported

14. Hard drives

• 14.1 Unsupported

15. Tape drives

• 15.1 Supported
• 15.2 Alpha, Beta drivers
• 15.3 Unsupported

16. CD-ROM drives

• 16.1 Supported
• 16.2 Alpha, Beta drivers
• 16.3 Notes

17. CD-Writers

18. Removable drives

19. Mice

• 19.1 Supported
• 19.2 Alpha, Beta drivers
• 19.3 Notes

20. Modems

21. Printers/Plotters

• 21.1 Ghostscript

22. Scanners

• 22.1 Supported
• 22.2 Alpha, Beta drivers
• 22.3 Unsupported

23. Other hardware

• 23.1 Amateur Radio
• 23.2 VESA Power Savings Protocol (DPMS) monitors
• 23.3 Touch screens
• 23.4 Terminals on serial port
• 23.5 Joysticks
• 23.6 Video capture boards / Frame Grabbers / TV tuner
• 23.7 Digital Camera
• 23.8 UPS
• 23.9 Multifunction boards
• 23.10 Data acquisition
• 23.11 Watchdog timer interfaces
• 23.12 Miscellaneous

24. Related sources of information

25. Acknowledgments

26. Appendix A. S3 cards supported by XFree86 3.3.x.

27. Appendix B. Supported PCMCIA cards

• 27.1 Ethernet cards
• 27.2 Fast Ethernet (10/100baseT) adapters
• 27.3 Token-ring adapters
• 27.4 Wireless network adapters
• 27.5 ISDN
• 27.6 Modem and serial cards
• 27.7 Memory cards
• 27.8 SCSI adapters
• 27.9 ATA/IDE CD-ROM adapters
• 27.10 Multifunction cards
• 27.11 ATA/IDE card drives
• 27.12 ATA/IDE Interface Cards
• 27.13 Parallel port cards:
• 27.14 Miscellaneous cards
• 27.15 Working on ...
• 27.16 Unsupported

28. Appendix C. Supported Parallel Port devices

• 28.1 Ethernet
• 28.2 Hard drives
• 28.3 Tape drives
• 28.4 CD-ROM drives
• 28.5 Removable drives
• 28.6 IDE Adapter
• 28.7 SCSI Adapters
• 28.8 Digital Camera
• 28.9 PCMCIA parallel port cards

29. Appendix D. Plug and Play devices

30. Appendix E. Linux incompatible Hardware

31. Glossary